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Two types ("acute arched" and "beehive") of burial chambers of the Roman/Early Christian necropolis of Palatia site, Saria islet (Dodecanese)
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Two types ("acute arched" and "beehive") of burial chambers from the Roman/Early Christian necropolis of Palatia, Saria islet. Built of rubble and mortar and a small quantity of bricks; they normally have a single rectangular room, often with a small porch, and are covered by a barrel vault. Their size (3.5–5.5 m long, 3.5–4.5 m wide) and orientation vary. One can recognize overall four different types of roofs: the semicircular vault, the acute arch, the pitched roof, and the beehive cupola.
Open University of Cyprus
Title: Two types ("acute arched" and "beehive") of burial chambers of the Roman/Early Christian necropolis of Palatia site, Saria islet (Dodecanese)
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Two types ("acute arched" and "beehive") of burial chambers from the Roman/Early Christian necropolis of Palatia, Saria islet.
Built of rubble and mortar and a small quantity of bricks; they normally have a single rectangular room, often with a small porch, and are covered by a barrel vault.
Their size (3.
5–5.
5 m long, 3.
5–4.
5 m wide) and orientation vary.
One can recognize overall four different types of roofs: the semicircular vault, the acute arch, the pitched roof, and the beehive cupola.
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